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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. FDIC), the states and the courts.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. “I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone’s imagination.” ” – Hunter Thompson. Well, HST and Big Bird had it right. Everything.

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How Lenders Are Affected by PPP Forgiveness Changes Passed by Congress

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Eight weeks at the beginning of this PPP process may have seemed sufficient, but with states opening back up at various paces and staging and delays of the businesses openings referred to as non-essential, the longer covered period is a welcome update.’” 75%) of loan proceeds required to be spent on payroll.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. By Roshan McArthur. Name: Beneficial State Bank. Assets: $1.5 Location: Oakland, Calif. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif., wears this mission proudly.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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In addition, we saw more and more B2B FinTech models proving out at the banks, coupled with larger and later-stage investments as the FinTech world scales up.”. where slower economic growth and industry uncertainties due to Brexit have been an issue, it is an encouraging sign.”. Much of the growth, particularly in the U.S.

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Major Medium of Exchange

Independent Banker

Nevertheless, cash—and coins for rounding up transactions—still plays a primary role in many millions of transactions every day on America’s Main Street. “We Around Christmas it jumps up, too.”. The use of cash in small or rural communities remains strong, community bankers say. Changing role of cash. The cashier’s role.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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While the Gonzo team loves to celebrate our mid-size entrepreneurial banks who “stick it to the man,” we also need to extend a GonzoBanker salute to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company.